Psychic and Physical Self-Defense for Yoga/Meditation Practitioners Ignorance is one of the “Three Poisons” in Buddhist thought. Along with hatred and greed, it is thought to cause most, if not all, human misery. The good people at Parallax Press came out with the following statement yesterday: “We tend to think that what we perceive is […]
Three Tips for Making Your Home Yoga Practice a Habit
I am taking a blogging course. One of the things that we have been talking about is habits. In the context of the course, it’s about making writing a habit. But the idea of creating good habits towards the achievement of some goal can be applied to many other things in our lives. Have you […]
Are you into yoga for two?
Hello all! It’s good to be back to yogaflavoredlife.com! I took a month off in order to take a summer course for my masters degree in writing, so life has been manic and hectic, only to be soothed by the power of my pen and the occasional yoga class. It seems that in the soothing, […]
Escape to the Water: Paddle Board Yoga
There is something mesmerizing about water. When I’m particularly stressed or just need a place to focus: I seek out water. Almost immediately, the water seems to relax and soothe. Water is my favourite place to go to meditate. When I watch water, my breath seems to naturally find its own pranayamic like rhythm. I’m […]
Yoga as Treatment for Chronic Pain
photo credit: Tim Green aka atoach I have tried everything for my chronic knee pain, and I do mean everything. I have had multiple steroid injections into my knee cavity (more pain inducing than relieving). I have had injections to replace the synovial lining of my joint. I have had FIVE radio-frequency ablations, in which […]
Deep and Compassionate Listening
The world is in need of gifted listeners. There is so much suffering out there, so much pain defining so many lives. Many of these people would be helped immeasurably if they had someone to listen to them. An hour of talking about their problems to someone who knows how to listen deeply and compassionately […]
The good, the bad, and the Bikram
photo credit: Oxymoronical Years ago, when I was initially “shopping around” for a yoga studio that suited me back in Ontario, I was open to trying any kind of practice that might be possible with my knee. I had heard a lot about Bikram yoga being taught at a studio downtown, so I decided to […]
Getting back into the flow…literally
For me, yoga, much like my religion, has been more of a private practice. I used to go to classes quite often, liking the feeling of being surrounded by comrades and others who appreciated the exercises and stretches. But much like many of us do, I allowed life to get in the way, and soon, […]
Mediocrity in Meditating
Hello to all yogaflavoredlife.com readers! My name is Kelly Thompson, a freelance writer/editor/yoga lover. It is a pleasure to “meet” all of you and I’m really excited to be writing for this blog where we’ll delve into meditation, total wellness and all things yoga! I have practiced yoga for over a decade, which is saying […]
Yoga Tips and Guidance
photo credit: kellinahandbasket As I stumbled around the Internet the last few evenings searching for something interesting to write about – I came across numerous sites offering a Yoga Tips and suggestions section – most with plenty of suggestions related to the physical aspects, but only a rare few that covered all the holistic components […]
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